Ronald Center Works In 1944 his symphonic poem The Coming of Cuchulain was played by the Scottish Orchestra under the conductorship of Warwick Braithwaite. There followed broadcasts of his piano compositions and songs on the BBC Home Service in the “Modern Scottish Composers” series. Later he was persuaded by Walter Susskind to show him the score of Divertimento for String Orchestra, the outcome of which was its performance in Edinburgh, Glasgow and his native Aberdeen. The work was loudly acclaimed and described by one noted critic as “a most compelling work by a composer of some merit.” The following information will show the wide variety and extent of Ronald’s compositions for voice, solo instruments, strings and full orchestra, all of which illustrate the intensity and car which he applied to all that he did. Works shown in Italics are lost.
Orchestral Music Symphony No. 1 The Coming of Cuchulain String Orchestra Divertimento Sinfonietta Nocturne Lacrimae Elegy Chamber Music String Quartet No. 1‡ String Quartet No. 2 String Quartet No. 3 Violin Sonata Suite for solo violoncello Dance Rustique for violoncello and piano Duo for violin and violoncello (also violin and bassoon, oboe and violoncello, oboe and bassoon) Little Canon for violin and violoncello Piano Music Sonata† Sonatine